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 eng Poultry -- England -- Prices -- Early works to 1800. Prices -- England -- Early works to 1800. Food prices -- England -- Early works to 1800. Fuel -- England -- Prices -- Early works to 1800. eebo By the King. A proclamation for the prizes of poultry, rabbits, butter, candles, charcoale, and all manner of fuell of vvood. . England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 1625 5 1583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-04 Sampled and proofread 2014-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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❧ By the King . ❧ A Proclamation for the prizes of Poultry , Rabbits , Butter , Candles , Charcoale , and all manner of Fuell of Wood .

WHere of late by seuerall Inquisitions taken before Charles Walker , Gentleman , Deputy to Hugh Maye Esquire Clarke of the Market of Our houshold , and throughout Our Kingdome of England , in Our City of Westminster and elsewhere , in Our County of Middlesex , and in Our Borough of Southwarke , in Our County of Surry , which was done in the presence and with the aduice of diuers of Our Iustices of the Peace of Our said Counties and City ; Wee then in Our Royall person being at Our Court of White-Hall , it was found and presented by the oathes of three Enquests of twelue lawfull men of the said Counties and City , seuerally sworne ( to enquire of the prizes of seuerall things in the said Inquisitions mentioned ) that the prizes after mentioned are reasonable prizes to bee obserued by Poulterers , Victualers , Woodmongers , and all others within three miles of any of the Gates of Our City of London , for the seuerall sorts of Victualls and other things after specified . That is to say ;

For A fat Cignet of the best sort vntill Alhallontide — vij . s . The like Cignet from Alhallontide to Lent — ix . s . The best Phesant Cocke — vj . s . A Phesant Henne — v. s. A Phesant Pout — iij . s . iiij . d . A Turkey-Cocke , the best in the market — iiij . s . iiij . d . The like best Turkey-Cocke at the Poulterers Shop — iiij . s . vj . d . The best Turkey-Henne in the market — iij . s . The like best Turkey-Henne in the Poulterers Shop — iij . s . iiij . d . A Turkey-Cocke of the second sort in the market — iij . s . vj . d . The like Turkey-Cocke of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop — iij . s . viij . d . A Turkey Chicken . — j . s . vj . d . A Godwitt — iij . s . A Ruffe — ij . s . vj . d . A Heron — ij . s . vj . d . A Bitterne — ij . s . vj . d . A Curlew — ij . s . vj . d . A Wild-Ducke — viij . d . A Tame-Ducke — viij . d . A Teale , a Widgeon , or a Whynder — v. d . A Duckling — v. d . A Partridge — j . s . A Woodcocke — viij . d . A dozen of Larkes — x . d . A Quaile — viij . d . A Pewet — x . d . A Snipe — iiij . d . A bastard Plouer — iiij . d . A greene Plouer — vj . d . A dozen of Blackbirds , Feildfares or Thrushes — j . s . A dozen of greene Birds — iiij . d . A dozen of all other small Birds — iij . d . The best fat Goose in the market — ij . s . The like best fat Goose at the Poulterers Shop — ij . s . iiij . d . A greene Goose — j . s . ij . d . A Capon fat and crammed of the best sort in the market — ij s . iiij . d . The like best fat and crammed Capon at the Poulterers Shop — ij . s . vj . d . A Capon or Caponet fat of the second sort in the market — j . s . x . d . A Capon or Caponet fat of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop — ij . s . A Puller fat and crammed of the best sort in the market — j . s . vj . d . The like best fat and crammed Pullet at the Poulterers Shop — j . s . viij . d . A Pullet fat and crammed of the best sort in the market — j . s . vj . d . The like best fat and crammed Pullet at the Poulterers Shop — j . s . viij . d . A Pullet of the second sort in the market — j . s . iiij . d . The like Pullet of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop — j . s . vj . d . A Henne of the best sort in the market — j . s . The like Henne at the Poulterers Shop — j . s . ij . d . A Chicken of the best and largest sort in the market — v. d . The like best and largest Chicken at the Poulterers Shop — vj . d . A Chicken of the second sort in the market — iiij . d . The like Chicken of the second sort at the Poulterers Shop — v. d . A Rabbit the best vntill Alhallontide — vij . d . A Rabbit of the best sort from Alhallontide to Lent — viij . d . A Rabbit of the second sort vntill Alhallontide — vj . d . A Rabbit of the second sort from Alhallontide to Lent — vij . d . A Rabbit sucker — iij . d . A dozen of wilde Pigeons — j . s . viij . d . A dozen of tame Pigeons — vj . s . Three Egges — j . d . A pound of the best salt Butter — iiij . d . ob . A pound of the second sort of salt Butter — iiij . d . A pound of the best fresh Butter from all Soules to the first of May — vj . d . A pound of the second sort of fresh Butter from all Soules to the first of May — v. d . A pound of the best fresh Butter from the first of May to the Feast of all Soules — v. d . A pound of the second sort of fresh Butter from the first of May to all Soules — iiij . d . A pound of Tallow-Candels made of wieke . — iij . d . ob . A pound of Tallow-Candles made of Cotton — iiij . d . A Sacke containing foure bushells of the best old Charcoales — j . s . ij . d . A Sacke containing foure bushells of the middle sort of Charcoales — x . d . A Sacke containing foure bushells of the smallest sort of Charcoales — viij . d . A Sacke containing foure bushells of the best and largest Small-coales — vj . d . A thousand of the best Kentish Billets of the true assize at the water side — xvj . s . A thousand of the best Essex Billets of the true assize at the water side — xviij . s . A thousand of the best Westerne Billets of the true assize at the water side — xiiij . s . A hundred of the best Kentish Faggots of the true assize at the water side — vij . s . A hundred of the best Essex Faggots of the true assize at the water side — vj . s . A hundred of the best Westerne Faggots of the true assize at the water side — vj . s .

Our will and pleasure therefore is , and We doe hereby straitly charge and command , that no manner of person , or persons whomsoeuer , within Our City of London , or the said three miles , presume vpon any colour or pretext whatsoeuer , to sell or vtter any of the prouisions aforesaid , at higher or greater rates then in the said Inquisitions before specified , is expressed , vntill Wee shall publish and make further signification of Our pleasure ; wherein We shall not be wanting to any of Our Subiects in the due administration to all that iustly with relation to the times shall be fit .

And for the more effectuall execution of Our will and pleasure herein declared , the Lord Maior of Our Citie of London for the time being , and other Our Iustices of the Peace within the same City , and the Iustices of the Peace within Our said Counties of Middlesex and Surrey and City of Westminster , are hereby required strictly to see that this Our Proclamation be carefully obserued , and put in due execution , and the offendors punished according to their demerits .

Giuen at Our Court at Whitehall , this twelfth day of February in the ninth yeere of Our Raigne of England , Scotland , France and Ireland . God saue the King .

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie : and by the Assignes of Iohn Bill . M.DC.XXXIII .